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“We Pulled It”: A Defeated Donald Trump Does Away With Obamacare Repeal Bill, Couldn’t Rally Votes

Donald Trump’s Obamacare-Repealing Healthcare Bill Pulled From House Vote SAD! Well, not really. The Obamacare-repealing healthcare bill that Donald Trump PROMISED his stanbase during campaign season is no more. The orange FANTA President had to hug his “L” today when neither he, nor House Speaker Paul Ryan, could wrangle up enough Republican votes to get the bill passed. Washington Post political reporter Robert Costa just spoke to Donald and he said that the bill has been 86’ed: President Trump just called me. Still on phone. “We just pulled it,” he tells me. — Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017 Somehow, despite being front-and-center on this disastrous piece of legislation, Don-Don is letting his careless cohort Paul Ryan off the hook: “I don't blame Paul,” Trump tells me — Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017 It appears that Obamacare as presently constructed will continue to stand for quite some time. Late last night Trump issued an ultimatum that if his bill was not voted on and passed today, he’d step away from the issue as a whole and move on to new matters. Just one of many broken promises we’re likely to see during this administration. obamacare when trump pulled the healthcare bill pic.twitter.com/wFvOMsgGl4 — Xavier D'Leau (@XavierDLeau) March 24, 2017 Geppetto trotted his political Pinocchio, Sean Spicer, out this morning to explain their current conundrum. Via ABCNews : The president has “left everything on the field when it comes to this bill,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said today at an afternoon press briefing, adding that House Speaker Paul Ryan “has done everything he can” to collect votes but “at the end of the day, you can’t force people to vote.” Guess now your grandma doesn’t have to die due to lack of health insurance. Say thanks to God for President Obama when you hit your knees tonight. If you’re keeping score at home, this is the second big loss for the safety cone-colored POTUS. Image via WENN/AP

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“We Pulled It”: A Defeated Donald Trump Does Away With Obamacare Repeal Bill, Couldn’t Rally Votes

“We Pulled It”: A Defeated Donald Trump Does Away With Obamacare Repeal Bill, Couldn’t Rally Votes

Donald Trump’s Obamacare-Repealing Healthcare Bill Pulled From House Vote SAD! Well, not really. The Obamacare-repealing healthcare bill that Donald Trump PROMISED his stanbase during campaign season is no more. The orange FANTA President had to hug his “L” today when neither he, nor House Speaker Paul Ryan, could wrangle up enough Republican votes to get the bill passed. Washington Post political reporter Robert Costa just spoke to Donald and he said that the bill has been 86’ed: President Trump just called me. Still on phone. “We just pulled it,” he tells me. — Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017 Somehow, despite being front-and-center on this disastrous piece of legislation, Don-Don is letting his careless cohort Paul Ryan off the hook: “I don't blame Paul,” Trump tells me — Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017 It appears that Obamacare as presently constructed will continue to stand for quite some time. Late last night Trump issued an ultimatum that if his bill was not voted on and passed today, he’d step away from the issue as a whole and move on to new matters. Just one of many broken promises we’re likely to see during this administration. obamacare when trump pulled the healthcare bill pic.twitter.com/wFvOMsgGl4 — Xavier D'Leau (@XavierDLeau) March 24, 2017 Geppetto trotted his political Pinocchio, Sean Spicer, out this morning to explain their current conundrum. Via ABCNews : The president has “left everything on the field when it comes to this bill,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said today at an afternoon press briefing, adding that House Speaker Paul Ryan “has done everything he can” to collect votes but “at the end of the day, you can’t force people to vote.” Guess now your grandma doesn’t have to die due to lack of health insurance. Say thanks to God for President Obama when you hit your knees tonight. If you’re keeping score at home, this is the second big loss for the safety cone-colored POTUS. Image via WENN/AP

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Milo Yiannopoulos Uninvited to CPAC Amidst Pedophilia Scandal

Milo Yiannopoulos has made a career out of courting controversy, but today, the alt-right provocateur finds himself on wrong side of a raging scandal that may bring his time in the spotlight to an abrupt end.  In recent months, Yiannopoulos – an editor at Breitbart News – has become a household name due in large part to his incessant trolling of politicians and celebrities with whom he disagrees. The most baffling example of this tired routine was Yiannopolulos’ spat with Leslie Jones of Saturday Night Live, whom he publicly denigrated for having the audacity to star in a movie. That particular bullying campaign led to Yiannopoulos getting banned from Twitter , and many hoped that would be the last they’d hear from the alt-right’s most articulate mouthpiece. Unfortunately, in the months that followed, Yiannopoulos’ far-right beliefs entered the political mainstream, and the 32-year-old became an inescapable media presence. This past week may have been the biggest of Yiannopoulous’ career, as his interview with Bill Maher went viral, and he landed a keynote speaking slot at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. However, it now looks as though Milo’s meteoric rise may have come to a halt thanks to some shocking comments he made regarding sex with minors. In a podcast interview that resurfaced last night, Yiannopoulos seemed to advocate sexual relationships between “younger boys and older men.” Not surprisingly, CPAC organizers withdrew their speaking invitation shortly thereafter: “Due to the revelation of an offensive video in the past 24 hours condoning pedophilia, the American Conservative Union has decided to rescind the invitation,” reads a statement issued by the organization. Yiannopoulos took to Facebook to apologize for – but also to defend – his statement: “I am a gay man, and a child abuse victim,” he wrote. “My own experiences as a victim led me to believe I could say anything I wanted to on this subject, no matter how outrageous.” He added: “But I understand that my usual blend of British sarcasm, provocation and gallows humor might have come across as flippancy, a lack of care for other victims or, worse, ‘advocacy.’” Yiannopoulos has described being molested by a priest as a young student at a Catholic school, but he has repeatedly denied being a victim, and speaks of the experience in positive terms. Many other prominent conservatives, including President Trump, are still scheduled to appear at CPAC. View Slideshow: Donald Trump Impeachment Party: Who’s Attending?

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Matt Lauer to Kellyanne Conway: WTH Are You Talking About?

Late Monday night, General Michael Flynn resigned his post as National Security Advisor after reports confirmed that he had been in touch with Russian officials during the Donald Trump administration's transition to the Oval Office. He told these officials that President Trump would likely lift the sanctions imposed on Russia by Barack Obama… … and then he lied to Vice President Mike Pence (among others) about these discussions. As part of The Washington Post story that broke this troubling news, we learned that the Justice Department warned President Trump's administration last month that Flynn misled Pence about his conversation with the Russian ambassador to the United States. The Justice Department therefore concluded, in its briefing of President Trump, that Flynn could be susceptible to blackmail by Russia. And yet Trump did not fire Flynn. The General resigned mere hours after advisor Kellyanne Conway told reporters that he had the “full confidence” of the President. Yes, the same President who was aware that Flynn had spoken to Russia and presumably lied about this contact to the Vice President a few weeks ago. So… either Flynn never lied and the administration was aware all along of Flynn's traitorous actions. Or Flynn did lie, did talk to Russia illegally and Trump knew all about it – and didn't care. There are no other alternatives here. Conway suggested that Flynn's resignation was his own decision even though the administration knew a month ago that he misled them. “You’re saying that's the straw that broke the camel’s back, but the White House knew about that last month when the Justice Department warned the White House that [Flynn] had not been completely honest,” Lauer said, adding: “Kellyanne, that makes no sense! “Last month the Justice Department warned the White House that General Flynn had misled them! And that as a result he was vulnerable to blackmail and at that moment he still had the complete trust of the president?” It's an amazing exchange, and a very awkward exchange.  Watch every second of it below:

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Sunkist Stalin Supporting Pastor Admits He ‘Misspoke’ About ‘Top Chicago Gang Thugs’

Pastor Darrell Scott Lied About “Top Chicago Gang Thugs” Pastor Darrell Scott, the Ohio Pastor/Brian Pumper lookalike who’s one of Trumps dedicated bootlicking boys , is walking back on comments he made about “Chicago gang thugs.” During that abomination of a White House Black History celebration , Scott told the media that he’d been contacted by some of the top gang thugs in Chicago for a sit-down. According to Scott, the “top Chicago gang thugs” told him that they want to work with Trump’s administration and didn’t believe in President Obama. “They told me this outta their mouths,” said Scott. Furthermore, Scott alleged that the top “gang thugs” would lower the body count if Trump gave them new federal programs—because that makes perfect sense. R E A L L Y?! “They reached out to me, because they’re associating me with you,” said Scott. “They respect you. They believe in what you’re doing, and they want to have a sit-down about lowering that body count. So in a couple weeks, I’m going into Chicago,” Scott said. “I said we’ve got to lower that body count. We don’t want to talk about anything else; get that body count down, and they agreed that the principals that can do it – these are guys straight from the streets, no politicians, straight street guys – but they’re going to commit that if they lower that body count, we’ll come in and we’ll do some social programs.” Odd that you aren't tweeting about how Pastor Darrell Scott lied to you about “the top gang thugs from Chicago” @realDonaldTrump ✊ pic.twitter.com/vNfdjtMQBh — Khary Penebaker (@kharyp) February 3, 2017 Now Scott is admitting that he made all that up, he only talked to one gang member and he made those silly azz comments because he was “sleepy.” Via FOX 32: An Ohio pastor told FOX 32 that he “misspoke” at the White House. He created a national sensation by telling President Trump Wednesday that Chicago gang leaders would “lower the body count” if given new federal programs. “If they’re not going to solve the problems, what you’re doing is the right thing, then we’re going to solve the problem for them. Because we’re going to have to do something about Chicago. ‘Cause what’s happening in Chicago should not be happening in this country,” Trump responded. “They want to work with this administration,” Scott added. “Good,” Trump said. “Before we start talking about creating jobs, before we start talking about all these other things, before we implement them, we need to reduce that body count,” Pastor Scott told FOX 32. Pastor Darrell Scott also told FOX 32 a lack of sleep caused him to tell President Trump that Chicago gangs had offered to “lower the body count.” He said he actually spoke to one former gang member, and not to any gang leaders. THIS GUY HERE…SMH. Cleveland pastor #DarrellScott says he was sleepy and misspoke when he told #DonaldTrump that Chicago gang members wanted to meet with him pic.twitter.com/0GoMraV4qp — BallerAlert (@balleralert) February 2, 2017 Pastor Scott, who’s apparently quite sensitive, is now defending his actions on Twitter. If I resolved the issue of “Gang thugs” with the 2 guys I was referring to, and they're cool, what's everybody else in an uproar about? — Dr.Darrell Scott (@PastorDScott) February 2, 2017 With all the crime & violence in our inner cities, people upset about a poor choice of words? — Dr.Darrell Scott (@PastorDScott) February 2, 2017 Go home Roger! AP Images

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American Carnage

Pay close attention to President Trump’s inaugural address. It was poison.

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First Order Of Business: Trump Signs Executive Order Knocking Down Obamacare, Barely 6 Hours In Office

Donald Trump Signs Order To Repeal Obamacare Welp, y’all’s new president didn’t waste ANY time trying to send America back to the dark ages. Before even lacing up his dancing shoes or putting on his tux for all the inaugural celebratory activities for the evening, he made SURE to place his John Hancock on an executive order that severely scaled back the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Via New York Times : In his first executive order, President Trump on Friday directed government agencies to scale back as many aspects of the Affordable Care Act as possible, moving within hours of being sworn in to fulfill his pledge to eviscerate Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The one-page order, which Mr. Trump signed in a hastily arranged Oval Office ceremony shortly before departing for the inaugural balls, gave no specifics about which aspects of the law it was targeting. But its broad language gave federal agencies wide latitude to change, delay or waive provisions of the law that they deemed overly costly for insurers, drug makers, doctors, patients or states, suggesting that it could have wide-ranging impact, and essentially allowing the dismantling of the law to begin even before Congress moves to repeal it. However, even though Trump is hype to dismantle it, he hasn’t yet dreamed up what he plans to implement instead… But he and Republicans on Capitol Hill have not yet devised a replacement, making such action unlikely in the immediate term. “In the meantime,” the order said, “pending such repeal, it is imperative for the executive branch to ensure that the law is being efficiently implemented, take all actions consistent with law to minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the act, and prepare to afford the states more flexibility and control to create a more free and open health care market.” SMH. We knew dark times were ahead, but who knew this orange nightmare would get to work so quickly? He couldn’t even wait for his celebration to be over before chipping away at healthcare for millions… Getty/AP/WENN/Splash

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WE DFWU: Trump Inauguration Overshadowed By Protests All Across The Globe

Women’s March Attendance To Far Outnumber Inauguration Exact numbers for yesterday’s inauguration haven’t come back just yet, but it doesn’t take a genius to tell you that numbers were extremely DOWN. In the meantime, the Women’s March Against President Trump is already being hailed a huge success around the world as marches take place simultaneously. NY Daily News declared: Tens of thousands of women packed the streets of Washington for a massive Saturday rally against President Trump, with the turnout expected to double that of his inauguration. In addition to the Women’s March, there were huge protests in Washington, D.C. yesterday, some which turned violent, as well in cities across the globe. In these difficult times we wanted to share some of the images of protest from around the world. SplashNews

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A Message From Our Future: Young, Black Girls Write Letters To President Trump

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The future is speaking. Mr. Trump, are you listening?

A Message From Our Future: Young, Black Girls Write Letters To President Trump

Here’s What We All Can Learn From Frank Ocean’s Grammy Boycott

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  Everyone deals with injustice differently. Millions of Americans have already gathered in the streets to protest the election of Donald Trump. Not to mention the countless others seeking  more radical forms of resistance underground. But the system that gave us President Trump can’t be fixed if we’re not all ready and willing to forfeit […]

Here’s What We All Can Learn From Frank Ocean’s Grammy Boycott